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This week a vintage plane performs during an air show commemorating the completion of the rebuild of the De Havilland Mosquito KA 114.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. abbotofmelrose:
BRACING!, BRACING!
5. Tremorman:
Wing Amanda.
4. SkarloeyLine:
Ryanair introduce "stricter" penalties for fare-dodgers.
3. TubaMiriam:
The intructor's methods were unorthodox, but she was unlikely to forget mirror, signal, manoeuvre again.
2. ShizBob:
I swear that's the last time I thumb a lift so near to Gatwick.
1. Martin Walter:
Exits are to your right...
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At 4th Oct 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:Ryanair introduce "stricter" penalties for fare-dodgers.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Exits are to your right ...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:"No, I said we were turning left! Stick your 'other right arm' out!"
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Will you stop mucking about, Deirdre, and get back here with the drinks trolley ...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Of course, we didn't used to have air stewardesses in the old days
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mike wrote:and this is facebook's one billionth member updating on her iPhone.. D'oh, she's dropped it!
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At 4th Oct 2012, Tim in Marlow wrote:Kevin Pietersen takes a leaf out of David Gower's book in his latest attempt to attract the attention of the England management team
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At 4th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:OK, OK. It's a Rolls Royce ...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:OK, Melanie, start flapping like crazy
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At 4th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Next time, it'll be a lot easier if you just let me change the fuse in your hair-dryer
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At 4th Oct 2012, Lelystad wrote:"OK, Dad - Love Me Do was a ground-breaking, seminal moment in pop history. Now can I get back in, please?"
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At 4th Oct 2012, JimmyG wrote:"Bye Plane!"
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:One passenger took the "the smoking area on board this plane is on the wings, if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em" joke rather too literally...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mike wrote:ok, so the new home is a bit draughty, but the views are incredible and the grass doesn't need cutting!
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At 4th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:Mitt figured this would be much safer for Mrs Romney
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gray Gable wrote:The prototype versions of the 鈥楢irblade鈥 hand drier were somewhat bulky and required quite a large toilet..
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At 4th Oct 2012, Ty Du wrote:Trial of bigger mosquito net halted after appearance of much bigger Mosquito
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At 4th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:You are the wind above my wings...
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At 4th Oct 2012, tuggie wrote:an ingenious solution to a broken hairdryer
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At 4th Oct 2012, beachcred wrote:Buoyed by his success with the west coast main line, Richard launches his local airline, anyway...
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At 4th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The new, edgy Mozzie Air advert had taken off.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Jethromope wrote:New defence cuts mean that Wing Commander is no longer a desk job.
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At 4th Oct 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Hitchhiker's Glide to the Galaxy
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At 4th Oct 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:"What kind of in-flight entertainment were you expecting for this price - Kylie?"
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:OK, is your nail varnish dry now?
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At 4th Oct 2012, MorningGlories wrote:No peanuts, no beverage and now no seat...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:Found girl on the wing, tra-la-la-la-la
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mike wrote:No, this ISN'T the De Havilland Mosquito! - THAT's it over there!
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淎nd after handling a patient, nurses must ensure they wash their hands thoroughly, with the approved hand wash, and dry them using air not contaminated by street level fumes..鈥
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Comment number 30.
At 4th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Air Traffic Control strike requires pilots bring their own.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Jason wrote:That's just plane stupid
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At 4th Oct 2012, SivAngel wrote:"So you missed the jet home, Mr McIlroy - still on Eastern Time?"
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At 4th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Squadron leader Fritz was determined to smuggle in the girlfriend at the annual meet up.
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At 4th Oct 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Filming of 'Piece of Crumpet' was up, up and away.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 4th Oct 2012, MorningGlories wrote:"I can't shake this feeling there's a stow-away on board, over."
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At 4th Oct 2012, rogueslr wrote:Deirdre would be a lot happier once De Havilland had developed the turn indicator.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gray Gable wrote:It was a little known fact that the first SatNavs were invented by the RAF in the 1930鈥檚, and whilst they didn鈥檛 go on to be a commercial success, they did prove at least as accurate as their modern day counterparts..
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At 4th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Fear of Flying - it's for real this time...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:He HAD warned her not to bring the pogo stick
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At 4th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:One of the hazards of squabbling at altitude.
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At 4th Oct 2012, SivAngel wrote:After that last putt, even the Illinois cops wouldn't give Tiger and his caddie a lift home.
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At 4th Oct 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Yes, now I can see your house from here.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Fi wrote:Following the West Coast rail franchise fiasco, images are leaked of what a Transport Dept suspension entails...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Fi wrote:Following the online leak of Adele's new Bond theme, pictures emerge of the accompanying video...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:The air hostess qualifiers were definitely more rigorous.
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At 4th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Just another scandal involving Prince Harry.
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At 4th Oct 2012, ShizBob wrote:I swear that's the last time I thumb a lift so near to Gatwick.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Dry Boak wrote:She'd no sooner started Suzi Quatro's "48 Crash" in the CD player when the pilot banished her from the cockpit
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At 4th Oct 2012, Fi wrote:Ah! Adele.
I've been expecting you...
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At 4th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Yup,there goes pilot Jim and his trophy wife.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Dry Boak wrote:The pilot was convinced it was the only way he could teach her to tell the difference between port and starboard
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mariam Adil wrote:The Havilland Mosquito experience- massive pointed mosquito bites on the upper chest, even the plane has one! The skies can't save you!
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At 4th Oct 2012, Fi wrote:First Group present their bid for the Isles of Scilly air link.
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At 4th Oct 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:The emergency exit is here and here or, in fact, anywhere you like.
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At 4th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:In retrospect,perhaps June had taken the motivational lecture "Look to the Sky!" a little too literally.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Dyeb wrote:Thank Crunchie it's Friday!
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At 4th Oct 2012, Fi wrote:Cost cutting measures prompt drastic new procedures to combat pilot fatigue.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Ty Du wrote:Little did Andrew Mitchell realise what would happen to him when he was asked to meet the Flying Squad...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Dry Boak wrote:She blamed it on her dyslexia - she could have sworn she had been invited to appear on a new panel game
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At 4th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:If patient's blood-oxygen levels are still low after 30 minutes of treatment,increase speed,reduce altitude and continue for another 30 minutes.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:The pilot had once worked on London Transport Routemasters, and delighted in saying "Room for one more on top!"
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At 4th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Despite cutbacks, Virgin Atlantic insisted they should retain the Heathrow - New York contract
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:One Wright brother and one wrong brother ...
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:A daring way to promote 50 Shades of Brown.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Fi wrote:Shirley Wingwalker had always wondered how her career would eventually pan out...
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At 4th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:June liked her nail-polish to dry REALLY quickly.
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At 4th Oct 2012, abz wrote:SHOCK! as Lady Gaga wears plane outfit.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Dyeb wrote:"All aboard the Skylark" where the last words Nelly heard Noah call as he slipped from her grasp
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:Indian rail company takes the bold step into budget air travel.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Andy Hill wrote:Looks better on the wing than Stuart Downing (and probably scores more easily)
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Daniel Craig's stunt double should have kept her hat on!
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At 4th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:De Havilland? Of course we must - we can't stay up here all day.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:In the early days of flying, the Law insisted that all aeroplanes should have a person in front with a red flag
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At 4th Oct 2012, Mark S wrote:Boris Johnson has been campaigning actively against a third runway at Heathrow. David Cameron says he should 'keep his hair on'.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Dyeb wrote:With the impending redundancies of highly skilled Navigators the RAF were taking a 'Back to Basics' approach with new recruits
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At 4th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Actually,the Royals have arrived from above for Olympic Games before.Here we see King George V's wife,Princess Mary,about to parachute in to the 1924 games in Paris.
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:[shouts] I saw it on the web, Doris. Do-it-yourself satellite launching. Now, when I say, throw the box up as hard as you can.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Spitfires to the left of me, Hurricanes to the right, here I am.
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At 4th Oct 2012, tundra1 wrote:Restorers accidentially used parts from the Mary Rose as well. Who says there's no figurehead on a plane?
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At 4th Oct 2012, grazvalentine wrote:Antony Gormley's latest sculpture 鈥 'Mosquito of the North'.
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At 4th Oct 2012, beachcred wrote:Justine Greening was regretting her decision to take a quick holiday break with Virgin Atlantic
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At 4th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Before jet engine technology you needed a propellor to propel her.
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:It may not be an A380. But it has got two decks.
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At 4th Oct 2012, TubaMiriam wrote:"All our De Havilland Mosquito's are fitted with radar, as back up"
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:This is your captain. In about ten minutes we will be commencing our descent into Paris, Charles De Gaulle Airport. Please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts. And those passengers in our budget seats, please ensure your goggles are in place and your mouths are shut.
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At 4th Oct 2012, TubaMiriam wrote:The intructor's methods were unorthodox, but she was unlikely to forget mirror, signal, manoeuvre again.
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At 4th Oct 2012, JimmyG wrote:The French were left red-faced in the 4 x 4km bi-plane relay race.
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At 4th Oct 2012, grazvalentine wrote:That's the last time I have a Red Bull...
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At 4th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Hello, George, can you hear me? There's a parking space at the back of Barclay's in the High Street if you're quick.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Coming in on a wing and a Clare
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At 4th Oct 2012, Jason wrote:Finally the Chelsea boss puts Fernando Torres on the wing
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:Boris reclined into the rich leather expanse of his chair, the Persian cat purring in his lap. He stared at the screen and smiled mockingly.
"No no my dear. Your pathetic attempt at foiling the congestion charge has failed, mwaah, hah, hah!"
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At 4th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:The RAF fly over the World War Two trenches with their secret weapon - Vera Lynn
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At 4th Oct 2012, Lin Vegas wrote:On this particular evening, James Bond's success rate with women was due to drop abruptly.
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At 4th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:Mildred picked herself up after the rough and somewhat early landing. Where was her tandem instructor? More to the point, where was the parachute?
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At 4th Oct 2012, Javascript Error 318 wrote:Dyson is further experimenting with more efficient hand dryers.
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At 4th Oct 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:Actually the plane isn't flying; we're advertising hairspray.
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At 4th Oct 2012, MagnumCarter wrote:Some felt the Extreme Tour Guiding concept had lost its legs long before it lost its customers.
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At 4th Oct 2012, Largeprop wrote:France admit to not knowing what the "special" was referring to when they formed their special air service
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